Differential Evolutionary Selection and Natural Evolvability Observed in ALT Proteins of Human Filarial Parasites.

The abundant larval transcript (ALT-2) protein is present in all members of the Filarioidea, and has been reported as a potential candidate antigen for a subunit vaccine against lymphatic filariasis. To assess the potential for vaccine escape or heterologous protection, we examined the evolutionary...

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Main Authors: Neil C Devoe, Ian J Corbett, Linsey Barker, Robert Chang, Polyxeni Gudis, Nathan Mullen, Kailey Perez, Hugo Raposo, John Scholz, Meghan May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4758719?pdf=render